Also called: Wellness Coach, NBC-HWC
Helps people change habits like eating, exercise, sleep, and stress through regular coaching conversations.
Holds video calls with clients working on goals like losing weight or managing diabetes, asks good questions, and helps them plan small steps. Many work for insurance companies, employers, or apps.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Health coach training program; national board certification (NBC-HWC) available.
Ways in: Certification, 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Nutrition, Psychology, Kinesiology.
Growing faster than average. Growing with corporate wellness and digital health.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI coaching apps already do daily nudges and basic habit plans, shrinking app-based roles; complex, chronic-illness clients still want humans.
Classes: Health, Psychology, Nutrition/Foods, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1091.
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